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Re: Green line pics
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lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:15:23 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ma, David Eaton writes:
Well, despite the terrible lighting conditions at my place, I put together
some pictures of my green line train that I made mostly over this last
weekend (my very first train!):

http://www.suave.net/~dave/greenline/greenline.cgi

I think it looks great.  I was going to say I thought the Nose was a little
square but after looking at this picture:

http://www.nycsubway.org/us/boston/green/mbta-green-park06.jpg

I decided that your interpretation of that variation of Greenline car worked
real well.  Of course it is 8 wide but considering some of the detailing
"challenges" that modeling in LEGO provides I think 8 wide was probably the
right choice.

I like your solution for the articulation, its not how I would have approached
it at all but I really like it.

I think we might have to add more track to our layout some day to handle all
these new trains.  Of course this could help Tom's metroliner because we all
know "it needs help"  ;-).


Eric Kingsley



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  Re: Green line pics
 
(...) Actually, it was my original intent to make that part nice and rounded as well, but I couldn't find a good way of doing it-- and because of the width and 'tilt-in-edness' of the windshield it made it rather difficult... But I admit I didn't (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)

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  Green line pics
 
Well, despite the terrible lighting conditions at my place, I put together some pictures of my green line train that I made mostly over this last weekend (my very first train!): (URL) based off of the green line of the Boston subway, in particular, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)  

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